Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Recycling Christmas Trees
After the holidays, I always feel a little sad about all the discarded Christmas trees. I feel sad that this once thriving tree was cut down to be enjoyed inside for a few short weeks. I was in Carl Shurz park the other day and saw that they were recycling the old Christmas trees by turning them into mulch to be used within the parks grounds. Every year the city parks department organizes a Mulchfest where the Christmas trees are collected and chipped into mulch. It's great that the trees are reused in this way, giving them a second life. And it makes the park smell so amazing with pine everywhere!
Monday, February 2, 2015
It's Groundhog day! Did you know....
Today is February 2nd, and like every February 2nd, it's Ground Hog day. Did you know that last year, our Mayor de Blasio dropped the ground hog that lives at the Staten Island Zoo. It's not the actual ground hog that they normally use, it was a "stand in" because the original Ground Hog Chuck bit the former Mayor Bloomberg, so they now use a stand in. Well, last year, they used Charlotte, which is Chuck's girlfriend, and she didn't bite anyone, but the Mayor dropped her and she died of internal injuries a few days later, and there was a big cover up about it.
I don't know why they do this to the poor Ground Hog. Why they need all this pomp and circumstance for a silly holiday? Leave the poor Ground Hogs alone! Poor Charlotte, may you rest in peace, and shame on you Mayor de Blasio. The next time you run for office, you officially lost my vote!! I hope you didn't drop this year's Ground Hog, which was their offspring.
Read more here from the original NY Post article.
http://nyp.st/1pdRFCU
I don't know why they do this to the poor Ground Hog. Why they need all this pomp and circumstance for a silly holiday? Leave the poor Ground Hogs alone! Poor Charlotte, may you rest in peace, and shame on you Mayor de Blasio. The next time you run for office, you officially lost my vote!! I hope you didn't drop this year's Ground Hog, which was their offspring.
http://nyp.st/1pdRFCU
I'm Still Here
I must admit, I've been a total slacker on this blog. I know I have not written in awhile, but I'm still here. I've been busy lately because... I got a puppy! She has taken up most of my time. She is an Italian Greyhound named Valentina. You can follow my adventures with her on our Instagram! http://instagram.com/meemsnyc
This weekend, I had one of the most amazing meals. We took mom out for her birthday and we had quite the Chinese feast. Everything was so delicious! I grew up eating this, so this is my comfort food. I don't get to eat it as often as I like but we definitely try to on special occasions.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Where I've Been
I've been pretty quiet on the blogging front. I have been so busy. I just returned from a trip to San Francisco. I saw some pretty amazing plants out there. I completely fell in love with the giant sedum plants that I saw everywhere! This one I saw on our visit to Alcatraz Island.
These sedum plants were in front of our hotel. So pretty!
Also on Alcatraz Island, there were these giant peace lily plants. The bloom was the size of my head!
In the gift shop at Alcatraz, they even sold seeds from wildflowers from around the gardens on Alcatraz Island. I wanted to buy the bag of seeds, but they were a little pricey at $15 a bag. Plus, I no longer have a garden to grow in so I didn't buy it.
I loved the leaves on this plant. This is a tropical plant, looked like a type of elephant ear to me. I'm not sure what the name is. The leaves were enormous!
Here is a close up of the leaves. It was easily 2 feet tall. And had a very waxy shiny texture to the leaf. I loved it!
Everywhere we went in San Francisco, there were these amazing views! Look at this view from Coit Tower! Just phenomenal!
I ended up taking a piece of San Francisco greenery with me. Here is a cutting of a sedum plant. I placed it in a coffee cup and it flew back with me. I planted this in a pot of soil, I hope it grows roots soon!
These sedum plants were in front of our hotel. So pretty!
Also on Alcatraz Island, there were these giant peace lily plants. The bloom was the size of my head!
On the Alcatraz tour, they said that the inmates used to garden the land to pass the time. You can tell how well they landscaped it. Here is another photo of the peace lilies.
In the gift shop at Alcatraz, they even sold seeds from wildflowers from around the gardens on Alcatraz Island. I wanted to buy the bag of seeds, but they were a little pricey at $15 a bag. Plus, I no longer have a garden to grow in so I didn't buy it.
I loved the leaves on this plant. This is a tropical plant, looked like a type of elephant ear to me. I'm not sure what the name is. The leaves were enormous!
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